Breaking Development: Bundy Family Takes Legal Action

In a statement released this week, the family of embattled Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy revealed they are putting together a team of legal experts to seek the restoration of constitutional liberties in America.

As Western Journalism reported last month, hundreds of protesters assembled near the Bundy Ranch in Bunkerville to express opposition to the threats and use of force by Bureau of Land Management officers attempting to collect a debt from the rancher. The demonstration has sparked a national conversation regarding the authority of the federal government to supersede local officials.

According to the statement, the Bundys are also taking aim at Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Clark County law enforcement for failing to uphold their duties.

“Our governor and sheriff should have been our heroes,” the release alleged, “but yet they remain corrupted.”

Though it is unclear at this time what avenues the legal team might pursue, the statement indicated the only objectives are to protect the rights of individuals and restore America’s constitutional foundation.

Key players on the other side of the ordeal have also initiated legal action this week. In addition to revelations earlier this month that the FBI is developing a case against Bundy Ranch protesters, BLM Chief Neil Kornze declared that his agency is “working hard to ensure that those who did break the law are held accountable.”

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Nevertheless, the Bundy family is hoping to effect change after being thrust onto the national stage via the invasion of federal agents on property that had been under the family’s control for generations. A number of family members and supporters got the ball rolling late last month by filing official reports with Sheriff Doug Gillespie regarding crimes they say were committed by BLM officers.

Now they are including local and state officials in the ongoing battle. As of Wednesday, Gillespie and Sandoval had not issued statements regarding the Bundy family’s statement.